Posted on August 22, 2008 by Randy Goruk
I am stunned, shocked and appalled at a recent story I heard about a 911 operator in the Atlanta area.
Now I may not have all of the facts – but the bottom line is someone lost their life because apparently the 911 operator messed up the call … and had a history of messing up on the [...]
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Posted on August 14, 2008 by Randy Goruk
Thought you might enjoy this article from a Syracuse newspaper – READ IT HERE.
This article reminds me of the leadership lessons learned in the book – The Leadership Pill: The Missing Ingredient In Motivating People Today by Ken Blanchard and Marc Muchnick.
The leader who has a vision, has a plan, treats his team with respect, has [...]
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Posted on July 29, 2008 by Randy Goruk
I found the Randy Pausch Last Lecture video and book very uplifting and inspiring – full of life and leadership lessons. If you haven’t seen the video, you can see it here … and you can get the book here.
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Do Unto Others
On page 158, Mr. Pausch writes – “Go out and do for others what somebody [...]
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Posted on July 15, 2008 by Randy Goruk
I found the Randy Pausch Last Lecture video and book very uplifting and inspiring – full of life and leadership lessons. If you haven’t seen the video, you can see it here … and you can get the book here.
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Feedback is Vital to Growth
For an individual and a company to grow, everyone needs feedback on their [...]
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Posted on July 15, 2008 by Randy Goruk
I found the Randy Pausch Last Lecture video and book very uplifting and inspiring – full of life and leadership lessons. If you haven’t seen the video, you can see it here … and you can get the book here.
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The Power of Humility
Do you know a boss or manager who is constantly taking credit for anything and everything good [...]
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Posted on June 27, 2008 by Randy Goruk
What a great story … senior management with a high level of character and integrity. It’s no wonder they had a successful business and loyal employee base.
Read it here – smile and learn.
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Posted on June 27, 2008 by Randy Goruk
I remember a board member for a company I once worked with say “the true character of a company is measured by how they bury their dead”. He was giving us – the senior management team – a little advice on being careful and respectful of how we were about to deal with pending cutbacks in overhead.
His [...]
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Posted on June 24, 2008 by Randy Goruk
I came across a letter written to the Edmonton Journal by a youth football player. The headline read Benched and Defeated.
As I read it I felt bad for the kid … nobody deserves to be treated the way he claims to have been treated. Particularly from someone he was relying on to improve his skills [...]
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